August 8, 2007

Homemade conditioners for dry hair

More than any other type, it is dry hair that needs a thorough conditioning after shampooing. You just can’t afford to skip conditioning and oiling in your hair care routine, especially, if you have dry hair. Dry hair also tends to develop split ends – an oil massage, twice a week with this homemade aloe-oil will nourish your dry strands and prevent split ends. You need not buy expensive conditioners when you can easily prepare some of these recipes yourself – these are quite effective in giving a luminous shine and body to your tresses. Here are 2 such easy-to-make conditioners for you to use after shampooing your hair.

Mix the 1st five ingredients until smooth. Add castor oil and blend well. Squeeze out excess water from your hair after rinsing your hair of shampoo. Then apply this mixture as explained in the previous method. Henna powder is used in combination with other ingredients, so it won’t make your hair dry. So go ahead and use it on dry hair. This conditioner also suits any hair type.

For dry hair pls try these hot oil massages....they will help in maintaing the natural sheen of your hair and will also condition your hair:

Hot oil massages: Warm 2 tsp. of olive oil and 2 tsp. coconut oil and gently massage every part of the scalp for 10-15 minutes. Rinse a towel in hot water, wipe and wind the hair around the head as it cools. Repeat 2 or 3 times to issue total saturation. After that, shampoo and rinse well. It is good for brittle dry hair.

Hot Caster oil massage: Warm ½ cup of castor oil, massage into scalp and gently comb it. Bind the hair with hot towel on the head, wait for 30 minutes. Shampoo and rinse. As it is home made is so good to use for scanty hair.

Clove oil honey massage. Stir well ½ cup of green olive oil with 1 cup of liquid honey. Shake vigorously. Keep the mixture to settle for a day or two. Massage into the scalp and comb it not touching the scalp. After massaging cover hair with plastic shower cap. Make it air tight to let the heat penetrate, leave like that for 20 to 30 minutes. Then shampoo and rinse well. It is good for dark hair to keep it shining and lustrous

you can use mayonnaise and yogurt separately or combine them together as a hair conditioner. Additionally, you can also use fruit pulp with them and apply the paste on your hair. Keep the paste applied for about 15 minutes and then wash off with cold water.

green tea is yet another conditioner rich in compounds that are helpful for the hair. Take two tea bags and put them in a glass of boiling water. Now cover the glass and allow the tea bags to steep in the hot water for about 15 minutes. Thereafter, take out the tea bags and let the solution cool down. Use this solution as a conditioner on your hair after you had a shampoo wash.

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